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Samsung Electronics is preparing to expand its foundry push into physical AI semiconductors through a chiplet platform developed with Cadence, targeting chips for robotics, automotive systems, drones, and industrial automation, ETNewsreported, citing industry sources.
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UMC held its shareholders' meeting on May 27, with CEO Jason Wang saying that as AI applications expand rapidly, long-term semiconductor demand still has room for growth. In addition to deepening its strengths in mature and specialty processes, UMC is also advancing next-generation technologies, including a US-based 12nm FinFET platform, advanced packaging, and silicon photonics, to prepare for fu
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Yageo, one of the world's largest passive component suppliers, said demand from AI-related applications has pushed its book-to-bill ratio to 1.3, surpassing levels seen at Japanese peers, including Murata, as tightening supply across the sector continues to extend lead times.
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Hotai Motor Co. told shareholders on May 27 that Taiwan's auto market was expected to strengthen in 2026 as demand for semiconductors and AI applications supported exports and the broader economy. The company forecast the full-year vehicle market could reach 440,000 units, attributing the outlook to a stabilizing global economy, policy continuity and a pickup in replacement demand.
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South Korean semiconductor testing company QRT is expanding its equipment business with a portable chip radiation reliability testing system, aiming to build a larger presence in aerospace and defense markets.
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Shiny Chemical Industrial said demand for its electronic-grade products is being driven mainly by advanced semiconductor processes, AI, and high-performance computing, with its share of revenue continuing to rise. The company has begun expanding capacity for its electronic-grade isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and propylene glycol methyl ether (PM) lines.
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Marvell Technology has said its custom silicon business and data center solutions are emerging as central pillars of its long-term growth strategy, driven by rising demand from hyperscale cloud customers building AI infrastructure, including XPUs, Ethernet switching systems, and high-speed optical interconnects.
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Marvell Technology used its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings call to detail accelerating progress across optical, copper, and silicon photonics-based connectivity, signaling that AI infrastructure is shifting from compute-centric bottlenecks toward networking-driven architectures. The company's expanded interconnect portfolio, new silicon photonics acquisition, and emerging scale-up switch progr
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Nvidia's new Taiwan headquarters is expected to begin construction by the end of 2026 and officially open in 2030, and CEO Jensen Huang is propagating that Taiwan "needs more electricity" to fund projects. With the AI cluster revolving around Nvidia, Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) estimates that power demand in the Beitou-Shilin Technology Park (BSTP) area will reach approximately 180MW.
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Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. completed its board election at the 2026 annual shareholders' meeting on May 27 as the semiconductor test interface maker prepared for rising AI chip demand and a planned capacity expansion over the next two to three years. The company announced the reappointment of four board members and the retention of three independent directors as it outlined near-term production
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Synopsys reported divergent regional performance in the second quarter, with China showing sequential growth while North America and Europe declined, as demand patterns for semiconductor design tools and simulation software remained uneven across end markets.
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Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) held its shareholders meeting on May 26 and completed a full board overhaul, with founder Mingguang Lu stepping down as a director and Hsiu-lan Hsu being re-elected chairwoman. Lu will continue supporting the group as honorary chairman as SAS deepens its generational transition and diversified growth strategy.
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Huawei's "Tau (τ) Scaling Law," unveiled at ISCAS 2026 on May 25, has become a global semiconductor flashpoint, drawing scrutiny from financial institutions, media outlets, chip analysts, and research firms.
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Synopsys said the rise of agentic artificial intelligence and the integration of Ansys are creating new growth opportunities across electronic design automation (EDA) and simulation software, as semiconductor and industrial customers adopt more complex AI-driven engineering workflows.
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Nvidia's plan to launch Rubin CPX, an inference-focused graphics processing unit for its Vera Rubin platform, has become increasingly uncertain as supply-chain activity around the product appears to have stalled, according to The Elec.
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SK Hynix is using Big Tech's rush to secure artificial intelligence (AI) memory supply as leverage for tougher long-term contracts, while resisting funding structures that could give major customers influence over its fabs or equipment.
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Solidigm, the enterprise storage brand under SK Hynix, announced a leadership reshuffle this spring, naming two executives as co-chief executive officers to divide responsibilities between global operations and commercial growth. One co-CEO was appointed in March 2026, and the other took office on May 1, with leadership stating the change aims to accelerate product execution and business performan
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ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's top DRAM maker, has been cleared by China's securities regulator for its highly anticipated IPO, which could raise funds worth CNY29.5 billion (approx. US$4.4 billion) for the company. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said on May 27 that it had cleared a listing review for its STAR Board.
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Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq held its 2026 annual general meeting on Thursday, with Chairman Dennis Chen saying that the continued deepening of generative AI applications, faster cloud computing and data center expansion, and steady growth in demand from new energy-related industries are boosting demand for high-end electronic materials and high-frequency, high-speed printed circuit board
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South Korean AI chip startup FuriosaAI has announced a partnership with Broadcom to develop a next-generation AI inference platform aimed at large-scale agentic AI deployments, as demand grows for infrastructure optimized for AI reasoning and high-volume inference workloads.